Post by housecarder on Sept 4, 2016 20:27:35 GMT -5
I'm still at work. A nurse called in and I offered to stay late in exchange for tomorrow off. Right now it doesn't feel worth it, but tomorrow it will, but this 18 hour day sucks!
I'm so tired that I accidently clicked June '16 and was like "Wow they've been chatty, look at all these new threads" for a hot minute.
I don't know what's going on right now. Sam's been asleep for two hours, H just changed his diaper which usually wakes him up and he's still fast asleep...I have a feeling I'm going to be up in an hour feeding him.
Post by madamewaffles on Sept 5, 2016 1:51:20 GMT -5
A was pretty happy-go-lucky after his bath and so I dressed him for bed in his swaddle sack and he was just babbling away in his crib so I just let him chill while I laid in bed with MH and the little guy fell asleep on his own! I'm sure it was a fluke but it was nice! He woke up 3 hours later to eat and here we are again three hours later again. Oh well. Hoping for another stretch of at least 3 hours.
First stretch was 3.5 hours, but it started at 8 so I didn't get most of that (stupid me, I should have forced myself to go to bed then, but I wanted to eat ice cream). E ate one side and was half asleep and then pooped. The past hour has been spent with him in pain due to gas. He pooped again, had a huge burp, and I gave him gripe water. He continued to scream bloody murder. I've been attempting to get him to take the other side with no luck. But that boob is full and hurts. I finally managed to stuff a pacifier in his mouth after several attempts so he's falling asleep, but I have to pump or else I'll be in too much pain to sleep. I'm tired.
rungirlrun I feel your pain, I've had to run downstairs to pump one side to relieve the pressure several times. Just what you want to do when baby is sleeping soundly! And gas sucks, Sam has always been very gassy.
Well Sam did better than I thought and here we are nursing at 12:30 which means another stretch of over 5 hours of sleep for him! The only problem with his very early bedtime means an earlier second feeding and a possible struggle to go back to sleep after that one. We shall see!
Currently pumping in the ER. Older DD woke up an hour after going to sleep with severe stomach pain and was inconsolable. My mom rushed over to watch the baby so DH and I could bring DD in. Currently waiting on some test results, but our best guess is severe constipation (little shit won't poop on the potty and has been holding her poops in completely). Hopefully the trauma of having her first IV inserted at the tender age of almost 3 will stick in her head so we can use this as incentive to get her to start pooping. It's a little after 2am and I'm exhausted. Can't wait to go home and climb into bed.
Just kidding, Sam is fighting sleep now, hooray! Don't you just love when they're fast asleep but as soon as you put them down they wake up and decide it's time to party? He was in his swing for almost an hour fussing and letting out little whines/cries, which usually leads to him passing out. No such luck tonight, so we're nursing again.
And I hope everything is okay with your DD prvc678!
I just made MH get up, because a gigantic spider ran by me on to the rug in the kitchen. I literally jumped back with the pump still attached and shrieked. Luckily didn't spill any milk, but this caused a 15 minute hunt for the spider because I declared I wasn't going to bed with that thing in the house.
MH threw out his hip waders yesterday I started giving him a hard time until he described the massive spider that crawled out of the pocket and down into the leg/boot.
Post by icaughtfire on Sept 5, 2016 10:33:56 GMT -5
E woke up at 1:30 & 5:00. The second wake up I just put him in our bed where he basically comfort nursed on both boobs for 4 hours straight. So my nipples are probably going to fall off today.
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
Well, we finally made it home at 3:30. They did xrays and bloodwork, and official diagnosis is severe constipation. They gave her morphine for the pain (hilarious!) and some laxative. We are under orders to call her dr this week to have her seen. DH, baby, and I are all up because we have apparently lost the ability to sleep in, but DD is still sleeping soundly. We will have to wake her up soon for another dose of meds. It's going to be a long day of pooping and sleeping. Thanks for your kind words, everyone.
Post by littlesthobo on Sept 5, 2016 11:51:21 GMT -5
prvc678 I'm so glad it was just severe constipation and nothing more serious! Still not fun though, for any of you. Hope you can all get some rest today.
I am so freaking tired and frustrated and just generally pissy. F has not slept for more than 20mins at a time since 5am. And before that I only got 2 2ish hour stretches last night. He is just so fussy and gassy and I feel bad because obviously it is not his fault and he's uncomfortable and in pain, but I am just so done. I need to sleep. I told him to shut up earlier and felt like he crappiest mom ever.
Hugs Ray. It's so hard when they don't sleep. You're not a crappy mom. Does wearing him during the day help? That's the only way we get more than a catnap here most days. Hope tonight is better for you.
Hugs Ray. I've been there...a lot. Make sure you're letting you SO you're frustrated. I was holding it in and it all just bubbled to the surface at once. H had no idea it was effecting me like it was - apparently I hide it well.
Fx you get some sleep tonight. Do what you need to do.
H took B for a while. He always sleeps better when someone is holding him, So I got a good two hour chunk. Let's home it's not my longest stretch tonight. It's been at least three nights of 90 minute sleep stints. I think I might pass out if it happens again.
Post by rungirlrun on Sept 5, 2016 23:27:47 GMT -5
Hugs Ray. Don't be too hard on yourself. These little humans are tough. And throw in sleep deprivation, we've all said stuff to/about our kids that doesn't shed us in our best light. Flint won't remember.
Post by littlesthobo on Sept 5, 2016 23:43:45 GMT -5
Hugs Ray. I'm right there with you. I told L multiple times today that I hated him, and I seriously contemplated getting in the car and never coming back. He was awake for the entire day with one 40-minute stretch which I wasted fighting the toddler to nap.
And I thought that since L was up all day, he would give me a first stretch longer than two hours. How the hell has the human race survived this long? Dude can sleep in his spit-up covered jammies because mama doesn't give a shit and might go sleep outside on the porch.
Then Comes Family, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising
program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.